PreLab 0 · Before Unit 1

The Machine

PreLab · C track — completion checklist

Purpose: Know your kit, your robot’s six subsystems, and how to work safely — before you write any code.
Where This Sits: Before Unit 1, Big Idea 1. Do PreLab 0, then PreLab 1, then start Lab 1.1.
How It Is Assessed: Completion only. Tick boxes and record four values — there is nothing to write up.
What You Need: Your robot kit · your team · about one session

Before you start: type your PIN in the box at the top of the page. Your teacher gave you this number. When you finish, press Submit & Download to turn in your work and save a copy.

PreLab 0 Know the Machine Before You Program It

Nothing here is graded on how well you write. Work through it, tick each box honestly, and record the four values you will need later. It should take one session.

Part 2Find each subsystem on your own robot

Every robot is built from the same six kinds of part. Point at each one on your actual robot before you tick it.

— how it takes information in. I can point at two.
— where the decisions happen. I can point at it.
— what makes movement. I can point at three.
— what acts on the world. I can name what mine will be.
Power — where the energy comes from and how it is charged.
sense — how it senses itself. Mine is the motor .

Part 3Know which kind of robot you are building

I can explain what means, and I know that once a match starts nobody may touch the robot.
I can say how that differs from and .
I understand why that makes testing matter more than it would otherwise.

Part 4Safety and looking after the kit

Hands clear of wheels, gears, and the claw whenever power is on.
I know how to stop a running program immediately.
I will not force a servo by hand — it strips the gears.
I know how the battery is charged and that it is never left on the floor.
Wires are routed so nothing is trapped or pulled when the robot moves.
Everything goes back in the kit at the end of every session.

Sign off

Every box above is ticked honestly, and my teacher has seen my robot.

Team name or number Date completed

PreLab 1 — The Toolchain. You cannot start Lab 1.1 until your robot boots, connects, and runs a program you wrote.

When you are finished, press the button to turn in your work and save a copy.